Ferrari affected by James Allison departure - Jock Clear

Jock Clear has said that Ferrari will be affected by the loss of James Allison.

Ferrari's senior performance engineer said that the team will have to work hard to make up for his loss after his compatriot left the team earlier this week.

Speculation surrounding Allison's future has been rife in recent weeks with the former Renault man reportedly keen to return to the UK full-time in the wake of his wife's death earlier this year.

Clear said that the situation had effected Ferrari a great deal and that he had "not seen Ferrari in the most enjoyable light with that hanging over us."

Speaking of Allison's departure, Clear said that Allison's absence will be a noticeable one.

"In the immediate aftermath, you are not going to find losing someone like James Allison, a man of his calibre, is going to go unnoticed in the team," he said. "The team is going to have to work hard to cover the gaps - Mattia will need help and we have to pull together."

He dismissed claims that the team's new technical director Mattio Binotto will step seamlessly into Allison's role.

"There is no suggestion he can step into the role James was doing and cover the background, but Ferrari is committed to pulling together in the areas where James was strong," he said. "That's the challenge for all of us, and he will be missed."

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